Policy

Prevent users and apps from accessing dangerous websites

Enable or disable Microsoft Defender Exploit Guard network protection to prevent employees from using any application to access dangerous domains that may host phishing scams, exploit-hosting sites, and other malicious content on the Internet. Enabled: Specify the mode in the Options section: -Block: Users and applications will not be able to access dangerous domains -Audit Mode: Users and applications can connect to dangerous domains, however if this feature would have blocked access if it were set to Block, then a record of the event will be in the event logs. Disabled: Users and applications will not be blocked from connecting to dangerous domains. Not configured: Same as Disabled.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Microsoft Defender Antivirus / Microsoft Defender Exploit Guard / Network Protection
Policy ID fb9acd41a0e9
Internal name ExploitGuard_EnableNetworkProtection

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Exploit Guard\Network Protection\EnableNetworkProtection

Policy notes

Enable or disable Microsoft Defender Exploit Guard network protection to prevent employees from using any application to access dangerous domains that may host phishing scams, exploit-hosting sites, and other malicious content on the Internet. Enabled: Specify the mode in the Options section: -Block: Users and applications will not be able to access dangerous domains -Audit Mode: Users and applications can connect to dangerous domains, however if this feature would have blocked access if it were set to Block, then a record of the event will be in the event logs. Disabled: Users and applications will not be blocked from connecting to dangerous domains. Not configured: Same as Disabled.

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